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Mary Rice (born 6 August 1959; age 64) was the girl who posed as the young T'Pring, aged 7, in a photograph seen in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Amok Time". Her photograph was taken during filming on Friday, 16 June 1967. During the shoot, Rice had been suffering from chicken pox as well as a fever. As Rice notes, however, feeling ill made her look more serious, which was a good thing since she was portraying a Vulcan child. The same summer she was on Star Trek, she was an extra in the original Family Affair series, episode "The Other Cheek", starring Brian Keith and along with Kellie Flanagan.

She is now mother of three and also a grandmother. This page tells her story about the day she entered Star Trek history, including her meeting with Leonard Nimoy, who played T'Pring's betrothed, Spock.

In 2022, Rice worked as background actress on the television movie Haul out the Holly, filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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